What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Graemsay Kirk as Church (19th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Graemsay Kirk is linked to the tradition of early Christian worship on the Orkney Islands, with a holy well possibly associated with local saintly veneration or healing practices. The site reflects a long-standing spiritual connection to the landscape, though specific folklore or recorded cures are not well documented.
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Places near here
Graemsay, SkeafeaBoathouse(s) (post Medieval), Naust(s) (post Medieval) · 673 yd
Graemsay, HestorMound (period Unknown) · 965 yd
West HillMountain / peak · 1029 yd
The Pier, MoanessHeritage place · 1401 yd
Graemsay, Bay of SandsideHorizontal Mill (post Medieval) · 1417 yd
Bay of CreeklandBay · 1694 yd
Bay of QuoysBay · 1.0 mi
Albion: Point of Oxan, Graemsay, Hoy Sound, OrkneyShip (19th Century) · 1.4 mi
Strathelliot: Taing of Selwick, Hoy, Hoy Sound, OrkneySteam Trawler (20th Century)-(1952) · 2.0 mi
Mountain Hares, HoyMountain or hill · 2.1 mi
Approaching Ward HillMountain or hill · 2.1 mi
Ward HillMountain / peak · 2.3 mi